KJV King James Version
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
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Proverbs 27:21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
WEB World English Bible
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
ASV American Standard Version
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 [As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
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Proverbs 17:3The fining pot [is] for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God.Psalm 66:10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.Malachi 3:3And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:1 Samuel 18:15-16Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.2 Samuel 15:6-12And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.Psalm 12:6The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.2 Samuel 14:25But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.1 Peter 4:12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:1 Samuel 18:30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, [that] David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.1 Samuel 18:7-8And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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